Comments on business development and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale by a local.

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Follow up on Brad's weblink - the back story

I figured that if you were running a clean campaign, you would just call your opponent and tell them if there was a minor web link problem, but not Sheila Simon's campaign. In keeping with their practices of vandalism and dirty campaign tricks, Sheila's people called the DE's political reporter and generated a story. Of course, Andrea didn't give her sources, but you just have to ask two questions to know the answer. Their trick worked and earned them a story in the paper, so much for ethical campaigning.

I'll get into Sheila's dirty campaign tricks soon. The amazing thing is they send out email to their campaign workers and don't expect at least one of them to forward me a copy. Go figure, seems pretty naive doesn't it?

It was a violation of state ethics rules which, as a government employee, the mayor presumably knows. He got called on it and had to remove it. Is asking someone to follow the rules now "dirty campaigning"? If so, you're so far off base its not even funny.

And I've seen every email sent out by the Simon campaign too. I know exactly which one you're referring to as "dirty campaigning," but none of it comes close (even sniffs) the level of vitriol on the Facebook page managed by Brad and its all defensible by facts. If running on the fact is now "dirty campaigning", then you need to go re-watch what the Republican party did to Max Cleland in GA -- THAT is dirty campaigning.

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A software engineer by trade, Peter co-founded Bsquare Corporation of Bellevue, WA (Nasdaq - BSQR). His wood shop is stored on pallets, in his new building, so nothing is happening in the shop. Expect work in manufacturing and other industries that might be successful in a rural community.